The debate will take place this afternoon but will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on television and on radio on WCBS.

The meeting is Mr. Cuomo’s first one-on-one debate with his opponent in a general election since he was first elected. That fact alone makes it worth tuning in, according to Vivian Wang, who covers New York politics for The New York Times. Mr. Cuomo has held group debates in the past, but not a one-on-one in the general election in eight years.

So what will the two be debating?

Public Corruption. Mr. Molinaro has “talked a lot about the different corruption trials and convictions we’ve seen related to the governor’s administration this year,” Ms. Wang said. “He also says that the governor neglects upstate and that people need to be talking more about the economy there.”

President Trump. “Cuomo, for his part, has basically tried to cast Molinaro as a Trump mini-me,” Ms. Wang said. Mr. Cuomo has said Mr. Molinaro is weak on women’s rights and gun safety. He has also pointed out that Mr. Molinaro didn’t denounce Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. “He’s going to be trying to ride his progressive and liberal credentials ahead of the blue wave that we’re seeing around the country.”

“That comment is an example of when the governor tried to attack Trump and cast himself as an avatar of the left,” Ms. Wang said. “And sometimes it hasn’t always played as well as he would hope. So it will be interesting to see if something like that comes up tomorrow, given how much he has tied Molinaro to Trump.”

Here’s what else is happening:

Weather

On recent mornings, we’ve found ourselves entangled in another great debate: heavy coat or light jacket?

Either way, keep your winter coat close by. By Thursday, the high will be in the 40s.

In the News

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The scandals within the Catholic Church have forced New York’s devout to question their faith.CreditAdam Ferguson for The New York Times

• We spoke to the city’s Roman Catholics about their internal struggles amid the recent sexual abuse allegations involving the church. [New York Times]

• An undocumented immigrant who faced deportation in June after delivering a pizza to an Army base was charged with criminal mischief in the assault of his wife. [New York Times]

• The investigation into the slaying of a 70-year-old woman on the Upper West Side is focusing on a female neighbor who lives in the victim’s building. [New York Times]

• A farmer in Edmeston, N.Y., was charged with animal abuse after 27 cows under his supervision died. [New York Times]

• A new zero-tolerance policy will require subway station managers to kick out homeless people who litter or take up more than a single seat on the train. [New York Post]

• Despite a campaign aimed at curbing vermin, tenants in a number of New York City Housing Authority buildings are battling a severe rat infestation that some residents say has gotten worse. [New York Daily News]

Metropolitan Diary

It was recycling night. I had brought the metals and plastics out to the curb, but I had forgotten a bag of paper. I remembered my mistake at about 2 a.m. when I was lying in bed with the lights out.

I didn’t want to get dressed, and I didn’t want to go up and down the stairs from my third-story, street-facing walk-up and wake myself up more than I already had.

I opened the window to check whether the recycling had been picked up yet. It hadn’t. I retrieved the bag of paper, made sure no pedestrians or sanitation workers were nearby and carefully tossed it from my window down to the sidewalk.

It landed pretty close to the other stuff, but it bounced more than I expected it would.

— Grayson Gibbs

And Finally...

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These look like the real thing.CreditEmon Hassan for The New York Times

Apple is serving up a better bagel.

The company recently released an updated version of its new bagel emoji, after an uproar about its previous look.

In case you missed the controversy, Apple announced earlier this month that it would release a new batch of more than 70 emojis including a Frisbee, a llama and a mango.

Among them was a sad-looking bagel — with no filler.

“Take a look at this clearly machine-cut monstrosity with its stiff and bready interior, which couldn’t possibly be redeemed by a few minutes in a toaster,” wrote Nikita Richardson in Grub Street. “And is it really a bagel if there isn’t a disgusting amount of cream cheese that needs to be wiped off with a napkin before you can consume it?”